Copper and Iron

By copper does the one arrive
Who stumbles to this tier alive.
By iron does the same one leave.
Their absence, though, we should not grieve.
For copper, iron, tin and more
Are only hints at what’s in store
Deep down below.  May metal be
The gleaming lock and burnished key.

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Written while listening to Aurora Night – Present Prelude : A Harmony of Gifts (2024), uploaded to YouTube by Aurora Night.